I may be missing something.
Are you still having a problem?
It all sounds OK, but you are mentioning reformat.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"badwrc" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jupiter, but sp-2 hasn't been re-installed. It still
indicates sp1 as
my most recent upgrade and I still get popups from my systray to
upgrade to
sp2. I've now used system restore to go back as far as it will go
and see
what happens. So far it seems pretty good. Booting up gave me no
dire
messages (though I didn't get them every time) and it is much
faster. Beyond
that, I'll use the recovery console(after backing up my register).
After
that, I may have to reformat my hard drive, give the computer to my
son and
buy a mac.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

If you installed SP-2 and it since reinstalled, it is because you
have
Automatic Update enabled and also accepted the EULA:
Right click My Computer
Click Properties
Click Automatic Update tab
Make selections as desired

Also see this link if you want to leave Automatic Update enabled
and
not get SP-2:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../sp2aumng.mspx

See the Service Pack Installation Checklist before installing SP-2:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"badwrc" wrote in message
...
Unfortunately, I installed SP2 before reading the caveats...After
huge
problems, I immediately uninstalled using install/uninstall
programs
and my
computer ran better. I'm still having problems with my computer
and
just
recently realized they go back to my install of SP2. I read
where
one user
was directed to use system restore to go back to before the
installation.
How is this accomplished and what files, mail, etc. will it
eliminate with
it? Also, I don't remember the date of my install, so was the
SP2
auto
update sent out to every user at the same date, and what was that
date? If
not how can I find the date to go back?